We sit down for a coffee with veteran Sudanese-British broadcaster Zeinab Badawi, who discusses the value of history and the ...

Birds and Their Spiritual Meaning Birds bring freedom, hope, and new beginnings. Many see them as a spiritual guide, offering ...

The festival is held in honour of Queen Orosen, a goddess and a mythical wife of ancient Olowo of Owo ... a thunder and fire deity who was a warrior and the third king of the Oyo Empire after ...

American and other Western servicemen in Afghanistan claim they had witnessed, if not fought and killed, actual giants hiding ...

When the Roman Empire took her lands and harmed her daughters, the fearless Queen Boudica was not about to let them get away ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

But for one evening in January, modern farming techniques are set aside for an ancient ritual called ... Then the evening’s “wassail queen” (who symbolizes fertility and abundance ...

As a consequence of this encounter, modern populations outside Africa carry about 2–3% Neanderthal ancestry in their genomes. The ancient populations expanding out of Africa subsequently ...

An ancient tree linked to Mary, Queen of Scots, which has been described as “one of the most important trees in Scotland”, has collapsed after it was hit by Storm Éowyn. The Darnley Sycamore ...